Atta vs Batta - What's the difference?
atta | batta |
A type of wholegrain flour from the Indian subcontinent.
(India, dated) An exchange rate.
(India, dated) The discount on uncurrent coins.
(India, dated) Extra pay; especially an extra allowance to an English officer serving in India.
As nouns the difference between atta and batta
is that atta is a type of wholegrain flour from the Indian subcontinent while batta is an exchange rate.As a determiner atta
is that's the; that's a.atta
English
Etymology 1
Usage notes
Used only in expressions like atta boy and atta girl.Derived terms
* attaboy, atta boy * attadog, atta dog * attagal, attagirl, atta girlEtymology 2
From (etyl)Noun
(-)Anagrams
* ----batta
English
Noun
- (Whitworth)